Ed Hawkins on Nostr: UK maximum temperature records 9 Aug 1911: 36.7°C broken by: 3 Aug 1990: 37.1°C ...

UK maximum temperature records

9 Aug 1911: 36.7°C

broken by:

3 Aug 1990: 37.1°C

which was broken 20 years ago today:

10 Aug 2003: 38.5°C

which was broken by:

25 Jul 2019: 38.7°C

which was broken last year:

19 Jul 2022: 40.3°C

UK heatwaves are getting hotter.